Munitions, Shells, and Foundry Casting Recipes in CBC

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Ammunition and foundry casting in Create Big Cannons transforms molten metals, guncotton, and wooden components into armor-piercing rounds and customized artillery shells.

Foundry Basin Melting

Before casting cannon parts or ingots, solid metals must be liquefied in a heated basin:

1 Block of Bronze -> 810mb Molten Bronze
1 Bronze Ingot -> 90mb Molten Bronze
1 Bronze Scrap -> 10mb Molten Bronze

Liquefied metals are poured directly into mould basins to cast cannon barrels, breeches, and chambers.

Autocannon Munitions Crafting

Autocannons fire high-velocity rounds crafted at standard benches:

Armor Piercing (AP) Autocannon Round: Crafted from 1 Cast Iron Ingot and 1 Iron Ingot. Delivers strong penetrating force against wooden targets and light armor.
Flak Autocannon Round: Peppers airborne targets with lethal shrapnel clouds.
Machine Gun Round: Cost-effective ammunition designed specifically for anti-infantry defense.
Autocannon Ammo Container: Crafted from 1 Brass Ingot and 1 Iron Sheet to feed rapid-fire ammunition into autocannon breeches.

Mechanical Crafting of Heavy Shells

Heavy artillery shells require a three-by-three Mechanical Crafting grid:

Armor Piercing (AP) Shell: Combine 1 Cast Iron Ingot, 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Oak Slab, and 1 Packed Guncotton.
High Explosive (HE) Shell: Combine 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Oak Slab, and 1 Packed Guncotton.
Fluid Shell: Combine 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Fluid Pipe, and 1 Oak Slab.

Fuze Attachment and Ballistics

Shells can be customized with nose or base fuzes:

Impact Fuze: Detonates upon front impact against solid blocks.
Delayed Impact Fuze: Detonates shortly after penetration, wreaking havoc inside fortified structures.
Inertia Fuze: Sophisticated fuze functioning reliably on bounces and ricochets.
Proximity Fuze: Detonates when passing near airborne or surface targets.

Propellant Charges and Firing Safety

In addition to crafting projectile heads, artillery crews must manufacture propellant charges:

Powder Charge: Crafted from gunpowder, string, and paper, providing the kinetic burst that propels shells through the barrel.
Big Cartridge: Combines brass casing sheets with propellant to form heavy artillery charges.
Never overload a cannon with more powder charges than its chamber and barrel metallurgy can withstand, as excess explosive pressure will rupture the gun and destroy nearby crew members.